VandeVelde's upside is the third pairing, but that being said, he probably isn't even in the Oilers' top-10 blue line prospects. And the system is, in a word, thin.

2011-12

Vande Velde got into 12 games last season with Edmonton, adding two assists and 12 PIMs. This power forward needs to continue working on his game at the AHL level in order to have another chance with the Oilers.